Ronnie James Dio died the other day, quietly succumbed to a relatively sudden onset of stomach cancer and up and left the planet in a blaze of stage fire, dragonsmoke and general metal awesomeness. Maybe you heard. — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
RJD was pretty much heavy metal personified, a tiny 5-foot-4-inch sorcerer with a mangy mane, demonic eyes and sly grin, all coupled to a simply huge, operatic voice, a diminutive powerhouse who prowled the stage like a feline elf and… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
Ronnie James Dio died the other day, quietly succumbed to a relatively sudden onset of stomach cancer and up and left the planet in… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
If there is a true measure of a person's soul, if there is a single gauge of real divinity, of how beautifully a fellow… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
“The lions of hard rock, guys like Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Brian Johnson, Rob Halford, these monsters feel completely timeless, iconic, eternal. They simply… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
“Of the myriad impressive notables related to Dio's passing, perhaps foremost is the fact the man was 67 years old and was still making… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
“The murdering of one's own humanity for the sake of power and position has been around since man first oozed out of the slime… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
“It is, after all, far too easy to pinch and kick the bizarre Mormon Church; to say it's ripe for satire and parody is… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
RJD was pretty much heavy metal personified, a tiny 5-foot-4-inch sorcerer with a mangy mane, demonic eyes and sly grin, all coupled to a… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
“Metal is made up of many silly cliches, and Dio's songs rarely shied away from a good cheeseball lyric about medieval knights and crystal… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
When Benedict dies, he will have the pleasure of standing before whatever furious God he believes in, to answer for how it was that… — Mark Morford Copy Share Image
